Prince Dhirendra of Nepal

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Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev

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Birthplace: Kathmandu, Bagmati, Central Region, Nepal
Death: June 01, 2001 (51)
Kathmandu, Bagmati, Central Region, Nepal
Immediate Family:

Son of King Mahendra of Nepal and Queen Indra of Nepal
Husband of Prekshya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah and Private
Father of Private; Private; Private and Private
Brother of Princess Shanti Singh of Nepal; Princess Sharada Shah of Nepal; King Birendra of Nepal; King Gyanendra of Nepal; Private and 1 other

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About Prince Dhirendra of Nepal

Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva of Nepal (14 Jan 1950 - 1 Jun 2001) was the youngest son of King Mahendra of Nepal, and his first wife, Crown Princess Indra. He studied with their brothers King Birendra and King Gyanendra in St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, India; in 1969, he graduated from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. On May 13, 1973, he married a cousin (and the sister of the wives of their brothers, Queen Aishwarya and Queen Komal), Princess Prekshya (19 January 1952 - 12 Nov 2001). From this marriage, he had three daughters: Princess Puja Rajya Laxmi Devi. Princess Sitashma Rajya Laxmi Devi. Princess Dilasha Rajya Laxmi Devi. In the 1980s, he divorced his wife and had a relationship with a British woman, Shirley Greaney (born in 1960). When Queen Aishwarya came to know of this affair from her sister, she had Dhirendra stripped of his titles and exiled from Nepal. With Shirley Shah, whom he married in 1991, Dhirendra had one daughter: Ushaanaa Laela Shah (b. 22 July 1994). Dhirendra was killed in the palace massacre at Narayanhity Royal Palace, during one of his rare visits to the country. He was due to regain his title and place in the line of succession. In fact the real mastermind of that massacre is not identified till now.

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Prince Dhirendra of Nepal's Timeline

1950
January 14, 1950
Kathmandu, Bagmati, Central Region, Nepal
2001
June 1, 2001
Age 51
Kathmandu, Bagmati, Central Region, Nepal